Identification guide to the ant genera of Borneo - AntBase.net
Identification guide to the ant genera of Borneo - AntBase.net
Identification guide to the ant genera of Borneo - AntBase.net
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IDENTIFICATION GUIDE TO BORNEAN ANTS<br />
Habitat: Nesting in ground<br />
Biology: Generalized forage on <strong>the</strong> ground surface<br />
Genus Dilobocondyla S<strong>ant</strong>schi 1910<br />
Type species: A<strong>to</strong>pomyrmex selebensis, designated by Wheeler (1911).<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
S<strong>ant</strong>schi, F. 1910 Deux nouvelles fourmis du Tonkin. Naturaliste (2)32: 283-284.<br />
Habitat: Arboreal, nesting in twigs.<br />
Genus Para<strong>to</strong>pula Wheeler 1919<br />
Type species: A<strong>to</strong>pomyrmex ceylonicus, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Wheeler, W. M. 1919 The <strong>ant</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Borneo</strong>. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard Coll. 63: 43-147.<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1988 A review <strong>of</strong> Para<strong>to</strong>pula Wheeler, a forgotten genus <strong>of</strong> myrmicine <strong>ant</strong>s. En<strong>to</strong>mologist’s Monthly<br />
Magazine 124: 125-143<br />
Habitat: Arboreal (?)<br />
Genus Rotastruma Bol<strong>to</strong>n 1991<br />
Type species: Rotastruma recava, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1991. New myrmicine <strong>ant</strong> <strong>genera</strong> from <strong>the</strong> Oriental region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Syst. En<strong>to</strong>mol.<br />
16: 1-13.<br />
Habitat: Arboreal<br />
Biology: Foraging on tree<br />
Genus Vombisidris Bol<strong>to</strong>n 1991<br />
Type species: Vombisidris philax, by original designation.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Bol<strong>to</strong>n, B. 1991. New myrmicine <strong>ant</strong> <strong>genera</strong> from <strong>the</strong> Oriental region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Syst. En<strong>to</strong>mol.<br />
16: 1-13.<br />
Habitat: Arboreal<br />
Biology: Foraging on tree<br />
Tribe Melissotarsini<br />
Genus Rhopalomastix Forel 1900<br />
Type species: Rhopalomastix rothneyi, by monotypy.<br />
Taxonomic Reference<br />
Forel, A. 1900 Un nouveau genre et une nouvelle espece de myrmicide. Ann. Soc. En<strong>to</strong>mol. Belgique 44: 24-26.<br />
Habitat: Nesting under bark (?)<br />
Biology: foraging on under bark, or on low vegetation<br />
Part 3 - COLLECTING, HANDLING, IDENTIFICATION AND STORAGE FOR SELECTED GROUPS<br />
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